Snow Leopard, San Antonio, Texas

December 1987, printed 1988

Volker Seding

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Volker Seding

Artist, Canadian, 1943 - 2007

This is a photograph of a zoo enclosure containing a snow leopard. The image displays an enclosure surrounded by a chain-link fence, with a snow leopard visible standing on a large piece of wood positioned diagonally inside the habitat. The enclosure is made of wire fencing, through which the interior stands visible, featuring earthy tones. The environment inside the cage includes tree branches and logs, creating a naturalistic simulation for the animal.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Simon Daro Dawidowicz, Miami Beach, FL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1989; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Seding-87; lower left below image: 4/50; lower center below image: SNOW LEOPARD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS; on verso of mount, lower center stamped in black ink: © VOLKER SEDING / TITLE / NEGATIVE / PRINTED / EDITION / PRINT No.; graphite annotations: SNOW LEOPARD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS / DEC. 1987 / DEC. 1988 / 50 / 4; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1989.10.1

Wikidata ID

Q64171589

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